The night of the next day, Catherine dressed for the party in her honor. She looked in the mirror and thought that the clothes did not fit well because of the size of her belly.
"How am I doing, Steve?" She asked.
"Wonderful," he replied and photographed her.
Catherine smiled. "Stop this."
"You look beautiful, Cath. And I need to take as many pictures as possible before the baby is born," Steve told her.
"Am I really okay in that dress?" Catherine asked him.
"I already said that you look wonderful," he replied.
She smiled. "Ok."
"Can we go? The special guest at the party can't be late," Steve told her.
"Yes, just let me put on the coat." She went to the bedroom, put on her coat and returned to the living room. Steve took her by the hand and they both left hand in hand.
Just five minutes later they arrived at a local church that gave up the hall for the party.
Nancy received them with a big smile. "Hello! Welcome!"
"Thank you, Nancy. This is Steve, my boyfriend and my baby's father," Catherine told her.
"It's nice to meet you, Steve," Nancy said and held out her hand to him.
"Nice to meet you, Nancy," Steve replied.
"Come on, let's go in," Nancy told them.
"Thanks, I'm almost freezing," Steve told her.
Catherine looked at the party decorations. "It's all very beautiful, Nancy."
"Thank you, Catherine, but I didn't do this alone," Nancy replied.
"Let me guess: You had the children's help," Catherine replied when a girl came running over and hugged her legs.
"Hi!" The girl said to Catherine.
"Hello Laurie," Catherine said as she stroked the girl's hair.
"Yes, I had help from the kids, and Laurie's, too," Nancy said as she pulled Laurie gently so Catherine wouldn't lose her balance.
"Thank you, dear," Catherine said before Laurie ran again.
"Sit down, please," Nancy said to Catherine and Steve.
Steve pulled out the chair for Catherine to sit and then sat down too.
"She's very nice," Steve said referring to Nancy.
"Yes, she is," Catherine replied.
People came and approached to greet Catherine and brought several gifts for her and the baby.
Catherine was touched by the affection of the population.
"You still haven't told me how you got here," Steve told her.
"Well, when I left Hawaii, I went to New York and found a friend from college. She told me that one of our teachers came here and needed someone who wanted to work here with him, and so I called him and asked him if I could be that person, "Catherine replied.
"And then he accepted you, and brought you further away from me," Steve said.
"He came here because of his wife. She was born here and her dream was to come back someday, and he left everything to satisfy her will. Isn't that beautiful?" Catherine said.
"I can also leave Hawaii with that warm climate and beautiful beaches and live here with you. I don't mind almost freezing if I'm freezing by your side," Steve replied.
Catherine smiled. "Aww, Steve."
An elderly couple arrived at the party and approached Catherine and Steve.
"Look, Steve. It's Frank, my teacher, and Anny, his wife.
Steve got up to greet the doctor and his wife.
"Nice to meet you," Steve told them.
"So are you the lucky guy?" Frank asked.
"Yes, I am," Steve replied and smiled.
The doctor's wife hugged Catherine and prevented her from getting up. "If you get up from this chair every time someone comes to talk to you, at the end of the night you won't be able to walk with so much pain in your spine."
"It's true. The belly is heavy enough," Catherine replied.
"Sit down with us," Steve told them.
"You don't know my husband, Steve. He doesn't stop still, he walks around and talks to everyone," Anny said.
"Yeah, my teacher doesn't stop," Catherine said.
"I have to talk, interact. I'm old, but I'm still going to help you deliver this kid" he told Catherine.
"You already told me that several times," Catherine replied.
"And you're not believing that. This baby is going to be born by my hands," Frank told her.
"Leave Catherine alone. Come on, let's talk to the Olsen," Anny told her husband.
Food and drinks were served, the children performed a dance performance. After the children's dance, Nancy wanted to say a few words on behalf of the community. Catherine tried to smile and pay attention to everything, but she was experiencing some very uncomfortable pain.
"We know that we only remember you when we were not well, and we needed your care, and sometimes just a smile made us feel better. Thank you for your kindness, attention and professionalism. We already miss you and we want you to know that Our city doors will always be open for you, Catherine," Nancy said, finishing her speech.
Catherine was touched by Nancy's words.
"Now it's your turn, Catherine," Dr. Frank told her.
Catherine got up and went to Nancy. She looked at everyone in the room before she started to speak. She tried to ignore the aching stitches she was feeling in her belly and back.
"I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this party, for your affection, and I want to say that, regardless of what was happening in my personal life, I was very happy here. I will always remember each one of you. You guys will always be in my prayers and thoughts. Thank you for everything, and who knows, until next time. "
Catherine felt something run down her legs and wet the floor of the room. "Oh my God!"
Steve got up quickly and went to her. "What is it, Cath?"
Catherine smiled. "I thought we would have a Hawaino child, but we will have an Icelandic child! "
Doctor Frank smiled. "I told you, didn't I?"
PS: Hello friends. I want to apologize for the delay in the update.